Gustavo Adolpho Hunt

Incident date: 2004 Mar 19

Child placement type: Adoption

Gus, 7 month old boy adopted from Guatemala by Steven D. Showcatally and Gail Hunt was dropped to the floor by his adoptive father and died three hours later. Gustavo was adopted 4 months earlier in Nov. Father was sentenced to 12.5 years. Parents attempted to complete a pending adoption in India shortly after Gustavo's death.

Parent topics: abused adoptees

Documents

Title	Publication date
Child Maltreatment, Child Abuse Fatalities Among Internationally Adopted Children	2007 Nov 1
Grand Forks Herald : MINNESOTA ROUNDUP (Showcatally sentenced)	2005 Jan 16
Dad sentenced in infant's death	2005 Jan 14
STEVEN DEAN SHOWCATALLY	2005 Jan 12
Father is sentenced in death of 7-month-old	2005 Jan 8
The Two Faces of Intercountry Adoption: The Significance of the Indian Adoption Scandals	2005 Jan 1
Tearful father pleads guilty to fatally injuring boy; St. Paul man cited stress but takes full blame for death of adopted infant	2004 Nov 12
Woman's adoption attempt criticized	2004 Apr 9
Baby's 1st year most dangerous; 61% of infant murders come at hands of overwhelmed parents	2004 Apr 5
US woman's husband charged with murder	2004 Apr 2
Bail set for dad in baby's death; Family, friends show support for him in court	2004 Mar 20
Father charged in baby's death; Police say boy was dropped in tub	2004 Mar 19
ST. PAUL: Father charged in baby's death	2004 Mar 19
FATHER ARRESTED IN BABY'S HOMICIDE; COUPLE RECENTLY ADOPTED BOY FROM GUATEMALA	2004 Mar 18
St. Paul man is arrested in death of 7-month-old son	2004 Mar 14